Thuridilla mazda Mazda Sap-sucking Slug

Thuridilla mazda is commonly referred to as Mazda Sap-sucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Thuridilla mazda,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2024

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AphiaID:: 420576

Scientific:: Thuridilla mazda
German:: Mazda Saftsauger
English:: Mazda Sap-sucking Slug

Category:: Sacoglossa

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Thuridilla (Genus) > mazda (Species)
Initial determination:: Ortea & Espinosa, 2000

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Azores, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Greece, Gulf of Mexico, Malta, North Atlantic Ocean, The Bahamas, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Netherlands Antilles
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0,6 cm
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown